¹ Now before the feast of the passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come that he must go out of this world to his Father; and having loved his own that were in the world, he loved them to the end.

² And supper being over, the devil having already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to deliver him up,

³ Jesus, knowing that the Father had delivered all things into his hands, and that he had come from God, and was going to God,

⁴ arose from supper, and laid aside his garments, and taking a towel, he girded himself.

⁵ Then he poured water into a basin, and began to wash his disciples feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which he was girded.

⁶ Then he came to Simon Peter; and Peter said to him: Lord, dost thou wash my feet?

⁷ Jesus answered and said to him: What I am doing you know not now, but you will know hereafter.

⁸ Peter said to him: Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him: Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.

⁹ Simon Peter said to him: Lord, not my feet only, but my hands and my head.

¹⁰ Jesus said to him: He that has bathed needs nothing else save to wash his feet, but is wholly clean. And you are clean, but not all.

¹¹ For he knew who would deliver him up; for this reason he said, You are not all clean.

¹² Therefore, when he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, he reclined at table again, and said to them: Do you understand what I have done for you?

¹³ You call me Teacher and Lord; and you say well, for so I am.

¹⁴ If, then, I, your Lord and your Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.

¹⁵ For I have given you an example, that you also may do as I have done for you.

¹⁶ Verily, verily I say to you, the servant is not greater than his master, nor is he that is sent greater than he that sent him.

¹⁷ If you know these things, blessed are you, if you do them.

¹⁸ I speak not of you all. I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eats bread with me has lifted up his heel against me.

¹⁹ I tell you this now, before it comes to pass, that when it comes to pass, you may believe that I am he.

²⁰ Verily, verily I say to you, he that receives him that I shall send, receives me; and he that receives me, receives him that sent me.

²¹ When Jesus had spoken these things, he was troubled in spirit, and testified and said: Verily, verily I say to you, that one of you will deliver me up.

²² Then the disciples looked at one another, doubting of whom he spoke.

²³ There was reclining on the bosom of Jesus, one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.

²⁴ Then Simon Peter beckoned to this one, that he should inquire who it was of whom he spoke.

²⁵ And he that was reclining on Jesus breast, said to him: Lord, who is it?

²⁶ Jesus answered: It is he to whom I shall give this morsel after I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the morsel, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.

²⁷ And after the morsel was given, then Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to him: What you do, do quickly.

²⁸ But none of those who reclined at table with him knew for what purpose he said this to him.

²⁹ For some thought, because Judas had the purse, that Jesus had said to him: Buy what we need for the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.

³⁰ Then, on receiving the morsel, he immediately went out; and it was night.

³¹ When he had gone out, Jesus said: Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.

³² If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and will immediately glorify him.

³³ Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You will seek me, and, as I said to the Jews, whither I go, you can not come, so now I say to you.

³⁴ A new commandment I give to you, That you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

³⁵ By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another.

³⁶ Simon Peter said to him: Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him: Whither I go, you can not follow me now; but you shall follow me hereafter.

³⁷ Peter said to him: Lord, why can I not follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thee.

³⁸ Jesus answered him: Will you lay down your life for me? Verily, verily I say to you, the cock will not crow till you have denied me three times.